People

Michael Holland is a successful entrepreneur with extensive investments in hotels, property and private companies. His passion is long distance sailing and he has skippered a crew who completed an epic journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic

Colm Deignan, leads the team at Hotel Partners. One of Ireland's most respected authorities on the hospitality industry, Colm's considerable experience includes 15 years at the helm of Horwath Bastow Charleton's hospitality division, where he acted as lead advisor to some of Ireland's leading hotel brands - including Jury's Doyle, The Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, The K-Club (host of the 2006 Ryder Cup), Mount Juliet and Mount Wolseley.

As lead advisor, he also guided clients through terms, structure and operation of management agreements involving many international hotel brands. Deignan's diverse accounting and IT background combined with his experience in managing international hotel deals gives Colm the ability to understand, evaluate and successfully drive hotel and resort properties towards greater profitability.

 John is Operations Director and oversees the day to day activities in our hotels. John has held pivotal positions within the hospitality industry for over three decades. He brings his significant experience and knowledge to the operation, marketing and standards in our member hotels.

With considerable experience in e-commerce, Brian developed his skills in both the UK and Irish hotel markets working with such renowned brands as Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Sol Melia and a number of successful independent hotels. As Director of Revenue and E-Commerce, Brian's in-depth knowledge of electronic distribution channels allows members of the Hotel Partners network to develop and devise strategies to drive and increase revenue from online sales.  

 With over 20 years experience in the hospitality, Rob's experience has brought him all over the globe, where he has worked in hotels from as far afield as East Africa and Canada. He has successfully opened & launched 3 hotel projects over the last 15 years where he oversaw all details of the launch. Rob currently manages the Hotel Partners operated Park Plaza in Belfast.

 Brian has over 10 years experience of the financial operations of travel related companies. He is responsible for ensuring an effective accounts structure is in place, overseeing the group purchasing function and ensuring that an appropriate IT infrastructure is in place in each of our member hotels.

 With 10 years experience in major European capitals, David has spent operational time in most management areas in the hospitality industry. Currently, David is responsible for implementing appropriate group purchasing standards on all of the Hotel Partners properties.

A graduate of DIT Cathal Brugha St and Trinity College Dublin, Glenn has gained his experience of Operations Management in the varied areas of Contract Catering, Event Management as well as city and resort hotels. This experience is key to gaining an insight into the workings of the individual managed properties thus allowing him to customize a Quality Management System [QMS] to the specific needs of each hotel. The main tools used to achieve this include the implementation of ISO 9001:2000 and HACCP

 Anthony Davey has moved through the ranks with a number of companies including Stakis and McDonald Hotels, and more recently spent seven years successfully expanding and managing a group of hotel properties for a private company, on a UK nationwide scale. Anthony will use this expertise to build and develop a new portfolio of clients for Hotel Partners in the UK market